The forgotten Hispanic member of the U.S. Congress

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On election night 2018, a record number of Hispanic congressional candidates won their respective races to earn a spot in the U.S. Congress, including New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D) and Texas’ first women members of the House, Veronica Escobar (D) and Sylvia Garcia (D)

The Congressional Hispanic Caucus, which is chaired by Rep. Joaquin Castro and whose membership consists of only Democrats, lists 36 members, including Senators Robert Menendez and Catherine Cortez- Masto.

As for the Republicans,  Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) round up the senators, while Reps. Bill Flores (TX), Mario Diaz-Balart (FL), Jaime Herrera Beutler, and Brian Mast (FL), round up the representatives.

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